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Letters to the Lost-Brigid Kemmerer

Good Morning Bibliophiles!!!

I found it!
I loved it!
I read it in two days!

Bibliophiles this is an amazing book, it gave me a good share of good "feels". There are many themes that are focused on in this book, these themes include grief, the death of a parent, and the repercussions of  alcoholism. 

This book introduces you to Declan Murphy a high school student serving community service, and Juliet Young a high school student who has recently lost her mother and finds comfort in writing her mother letters and leaving them at her gravestone. Declan and Juliet cross paths at a cemetery both for different reasons, but these different reasons are what bring these two characters together. 

What did we love about it?
Can I say that Bridig Kemmerer has been officially been added to my list of favorite authors. . .  its a very short list. I love this authors writing, its very seldom that I will read books from the same author, but after reading both these authors books, I can honestly say that I look forward to reading more of her work.

What did we not love about it?
There was nothing in the book that I can admit to not enjoying, honestly. I do wish that I had read this book before I read More Than We Can Tell, but that's on me :).

Favourite quotes?
“You want to know what I believe? I believe in fate, but I also believe in free will. Meaning, there's a path, but we're free to veer away from it. The only problem is that there's no way to know whose path we're following on any given moment. Our own? Our fate's? Other people are on their on paths, too. What happens when we intersect? What happens when someone else wipes our path clean, and we're left with no road to follow? Is that fate? Is that when free will kicks in? Is the path there, but invisible?
Who the hell knows?” 

Songlist?🎵
Electric Guest-Dear To Me

Wishing you a great week of reading and infinite possibilities, be it through fate or free will💛!


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